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Biology of the Physarum polycephalum Plasmodium: Preliminaries for Unconventional Computing Read chapter Read first chapter

2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

A Chemomodulatory Platform for Physarum polycephalum Incorporating Genetically Transformed Plant Root Cultures

Authors : Vincent Ricigliano, Brent A. Berger, Javed Chitaman, Jingjing Tong, Veronica Thompson, Aedric Lim, Christopher Brooks, Andrew Adamatzky, Dianella G. Howarth

Published in: Advances in Physarum Machines

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Abstract

To achieve fine control of Physarum polycephalum-based computing devices, a diverse library of plasmodium modulators is required. In this chapter, we review our recent findings on the application of genetically transformed plant roots as a chemomodulatory platform for Physarum. Hairy roots produced by genetic transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes are a metabolically productive source of bioactive plant compounds. Transgenic roots of the medicinal plant Valeriana officinalis were developed by stable integration of A. rhizogenes root-inducing genes into the plant genome. An axenic hairy root line was massively propagated in vitro and the culture biomass was characterized in Physarum plasmodium. Hairy roots elicited a robust, positive chemotactic response and augmented maze-solving behavior. In a simple plasmodium circuit, introduction of hairy roots stimulated the oscillation patterns of the slime molds surface electrical potential. We propose that the V. officinalis root culture platform is a sustainable source of modulatory biomass for the development of future slime mold computing devices.

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Metadata
Title
A Chemomodulatory Platform for Physarum polycephalum Incorporating Genetically Transformed Plant Root Cultures
Authors
Vincent Ricigliano
Brent A. Berger
Javed Chitaman
Jingjing Tong
Veronica Thompson
Aedric Lim
Christopher Brooks
Andrew Adamatzky
Dianella G. Howarth
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Advances in Physarum Machines

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-26661-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-26662-6

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26662-6_10

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